Halloween in Greene County

“Of course, we’re busy this time of year. Both in summer and winter, this place is always hopping” said our costume-wearing server at the quirky Last Chance Cheese Restaurant in Tannersville, NY. For Halloween, we ordered up hearty appetizers and hot drinks, an ideal combination for a day of flurries. Sis and I enjoyed one of the best onion soups on the planet.

Surrounded by antiques and Victorian bric-a-brac, the ‘Last Chance Cheese Shop’ is part restaurant, part country store, part tavern. There’s a cozy stone fireplace and exposed wooden rafters from when it was a barn. Behind a shelf of Belgian beers is a movable wall that springs open onto the bar & saloon.

I especially liked the counter tops where thousands of bottle caps were fixed to a slab of acrylic.

After the leaves fall and before the snow hits, the Catskill region still proves a popular place to ‘trick or treat’. Main street closed down for a few hours today letting hungry children rush through busy businesses like the General Store.

Another local attraction, open year round for free, is the Mountain Top Arboretum. There are walking trails that skirt piles of crunchy leaves, a trickling brook and two meadows that feature collections of conifers and shrubs. May through September are the busiest months with guided tours and educational programs.

Thanks to a leaf-free forest, you can now see gems like gorgeous wooden silos, chimney stacks and beautiful early American manor houses. The All Soul’s stone church on Route 23C is on the National Historical Registry.

Sonja Stark

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